Davis vs Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of Davis and Thomas: population, income, housing, and more.

Davis and Thomas are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Davis has the higher population (796 vs 614 in Thomas). Thomas has the higher median household income ($55,500 vs $46,488 in Davis). Thomas has the higher median home value ($158,900 vs $122,300 in Davis).

Population, income & housing

	Davis	Thomas
Population	796	614
Median age	49.6 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,488	$55,500
Median home value	$122,300	$158,900
Median gross rent	$528	$818
Housing units	426	300
Homeownership rate	78.7%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis	Thomas
Population	674 → 796 (+18.1%)	548 → 614 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$45,139 → $46,488 (+3.0%)	$38,750 → $55,500 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$113,800 → $122,300 (+7.5%)	$91,100 → $158,900 (+74.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $528 (-21.8%)	$554 → $818 (+47.7%)

Davis

Population

674796

Median household income

$45,139$46,488

Median home value

$113,800$122,300

Median gross rent

$675$528

Thomas

Population

548614

Median household income

$38,750$55,500

Median home value

$91,100$158,900

Median gross rent

$554$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davis	Thomas
Under 5	3.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	9.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	16.3%	5.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	18.6%	23.3%
75 and over	5.9%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis	Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	99.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis	Thomas
No high school diploma	7.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	49.8%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis	Thomas
Drove alone	83.2%	61.1%
Carpooled	9.1%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	18.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis	Thomas
1-unit, detached	77.9%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Davis	Thomas
Poverty rate	15.2%	17.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1968	1938